Sunday, March 22, 2009

Bible Trivia - 3/22/2009

Question: In what city did the Ephesians live?

Answer: Ephesus. (Ephesians 1:1)

Comments: Traditionally, Paul wrote the Epistle tot he Ephesians while imprisoned in Rome around 62 CE. He had previously founded the church in Ephesus, famed for housing the temple of Artemis. According to the book of Acts, Paul's first visit to Ephesus lasted only three months. (Acts 18:19-21)

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: (Ephesians 1:1, NASB)

Today, the ruins of Ephesus are a tourist attraction in Turkey.

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